Specialized A redesigned A-level maths could focus on the needs of physics and non-physics students. (Courtesy: iStock/SolStock) Early in my teaching career, I had a rather uncomfortable exchange with ...

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Business studies and physics are booming, while entries for French and German have sunk to a record low, this year’s A-level results show. There is also evidence that the gap in performance between ...

Pressure points The Institute of Physics says that recent errors in A-level physics unfairly perpetuate the myth that physics is a difficult subject. (Courtesy: shutterstock/monkey business images) ...